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KNN September 2007 Newsletter

Welcome to the September issue of KNN’s email newsletter. Please visit our web site at www.kansasnutritionnetwork.org We are always interested in how our partners are “partnering” to improve nutrition and physical activity education throughout Kansas.
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Upcoming KNN Meetings and Other Important Dates!!!

September 21st, KNN Partner Meeting. KSU Alumni Center, 10-2, lunch included. Speakers will be Chris Beurman with Health Wave, and Josh Lyman with Americorps.

October 29th - Imagine There's No Hunger Conference in Topeka

November 16th, KNN Partner Meeting

January 18th, 2008 - KNN Partner Meeting

March, 2008 - To be determined

May 13-14, 2008 IKansas Conference on Poverty - Topeka

 
Bright Ideas for Using the Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM materials now available.
September is a perfect opportunity to promote daily fruit and vegetable intake. Bright Ideas for National Fruit and Vegetable Month highlights Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ resources for all audiences to make your activities a success. Also, be to check out the previous issues for even more Bright Ideas!

Indianapolis Journal: Yes, Deep-Fried Oreos, but Not in Trans Fats
The leaders of the Great Indiana State Fair have banned oils with trans fats from all its fryers. (Note: Isn’t this a bit crazy?)
Study Confirms Importance of Early Intervention in Establishing Lifelong Healthy Eating Habits for Kids A study published online in the journal Circulation suggests that children who learn healthy eating habits at an early age maintain healthy diets into adolescence, the Associated Press reports.

The July 2007 issue of the Food and Nutrition Research Briefs is now available on the web at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/fnrb/fnrb0707.htm
Researchers: Low-income families can't afford to follow USDA dietary guidelines.
New Hampshire Public Radio, August 6, 2007. The 7-day sample meal plan menu that comes with the food guide pyramid is not feasible for many low-income families, according to Joanna Burke, a nutritionist and professor at the University of New Hampshire. "Our data shows that it costs close to $8 a day to eat according to this menu and yet the food stamp average allotment for an individual is about $2.75 a day to eat," said Burke.

Study Finds Preschoolers Vulnerable to Fast-Food Advertising
A study in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine finds that most preschoolers prefer the taste of food packaged in McDonald's wrappers over identical food in plain wrapping, suggesting that children are significantly influenced by fast-food marketing.

And its not just McDs, it’s the power of brand logos on kids in general. Check out the "picking game" videos at this link: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14409105/


A new tutorial has been added to the MyPyramid Tracker that was primarily designed as an aid for instructors using the Tracker for class assignments. Access the tutorial from the Tracker home page (http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/). Look for the following message: "Click here for a tutorial on MyPyramid Tracker."

Nutrient rich foods are those considered nutrient dense. See http://www.mypyramid.gov/steps/nutrientdensefoodchoices.pdf
Nutrient rich roods, as defined by the Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition http://www.nutrientrichfoods.org/living_nutrient_rich/navigating_the_grocery_store.html are in line with MyPyramid recommendations of nutrient dense:
• Brightly Colored Fruits And 100% Fruit Juices
• Vibrantly Colored Vegetables And Potatoes
• Whole, Fortified And Fiber-Rich Grain Foods
• Low-Fat And Fat-Free Milk, Cheese And Yogurt
• Lean Meat, Skinless Poultry, Fish, Eggs, Beans And Nuts

The RWJF-Supported Study Suggests Five Services Would Save More than 100,000 Lives Annually
A new report by the Partnership for Prevention found deficiencies in preventive care for the nation as a whole. The report, Preventive Care: A National Profile on Use, Disparities, and Health Benefits, found that a few measures—such as more adults getting flu shots and being screened for cancer—could save tens of thousands of lives each year in the United States. The study was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and WellPoint Foundation. Read the news release. Download full text of the report. (PDF/1.014 KB)


For the school breakfast participation report, FRAC surveyed 23 large urban school districts across the country. FRAC measures the reach of the School Breakfast Program by comparing the number of low-income children who participate in breakfast to those who receive free and reduced-price school lunch. The full report can be accessed at www.frac.org/pdf/urbanbreakfast07.pdf . The press release can be viewed at www.frac.org/Press_Release/08.07.07.html .
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and American Heart Association (AHA) have released updated physical activity recommendations for adults and older adults. ACSM and AHA have jointly published the papers in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Circulation. You can read the manuscripts online and view related information about the guidelines here. You can also read the news release.
Specifically, the guidelines recommend all healthy adults aged 18 to 65 years need moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity for a minimum of 30 minutes on five days each week or vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity for a minimum of 20 minutes on three days each week. A separate companion paper is published for the older adult audience.
WHY (World Hunger Year) has been able to pull together a small collection of healthy low cost recipes. The goal of this resource, Tasty Healthy Recipes, is to have a simple tool available which may aid in improving the quality of the diets of the guests of emergency food service providers or individuals benefiting from government food and nutrition programs.
www.worldhungeryear.org/comm_conn/images/Recipe_booklet.pdf
Here is a news series on hunger:
http://centralmaine.mainetoday.com/hunger.html
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